Car-roof.



C. P. PAPE.

Y VGAR Roon APPLIOATION FILED 521,112, 1910.

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il i @wird s `naar ro CHARLES E". PAPE, F HYDE PARK, PENNSYLVANIA,ASVSIGNOR TO HUTCHINS CAB BOGFING COMPANY, 0F DEIRQIT, MICHIGAN,CORPORATON OF MICHIGAN.

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Application led, September. 12, 1910i" Serial No. 581,573.

To @ZZ whom may concern.'

l"- it known that l, CHARLES F. Pitre9 a ci zen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Hyde Parli, in the county of' llfestnioreland andState of Pennsylvania,'

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n the dra\\in,gs,-Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of the carroof emu invention; Fig. 2l is a cross sectionthrongh the ridge cap;Fig. 3 lis a pian view partly in horizontal section.

A are metallic roofing sheets arranged in series upon the roof frame andprovided at the ridge with an upstanding flange B, at the eaves with adepending ilange C and upon their opposite sides with upstanding flangesF.

G are weather caps which embrace the upstanding side flanges of theadjacent sheets and extending from the ridge to the eaves, and H is -aridge cap which embraces iianges B. lt is usual to secure the roofingplates at the eaves by nailingl them to the' sides of the car or byother suitable means, while the sheets at all other points are permitteda limited freedom oii' adjustment on the root frame, lt is however,necessary to secure the 'weather caps to the roei structure` which isusually plished by bolts arranged at the ridge. Thus, the ridge cap isnecessarily given a considerable degree oi.: strength and rigid- I. butin constructions that have heretobeen, used this strength has not beenized for the performance oit' any mechanfunotion other than the holdingof the in position. l

t is the object of the present invention maire use of this ridge cap forthe securing of the roofing sheets and thereby to avoid tie necessity ofsecuring said sheets the eaves.

is further object to obtain a simple and inexpensive. construction tomanufacture and assemble.

'llo accomplish the purpose or the inven@ accomtion,` the upstandingflanges B on the sheets A are engaged with the ridge cap H so as to beretained by lthe latter from movement toward the eaves. The caps H arepreferably bent inwardly at I to form an engaging bearing for theflanges B near the center of each sheet, thereby pcrmittingthe sheets alimited angular or pivotal adjustment in relatlon to the cap. i rThecaps G Whic-hengage the side flanges of the sheets `provide thenecessary clearance for the angular movement of the latter. These caps Gat the point lof juncture of the ridge cap lare protected by junctioncaps J which are secured by bolts K to the ridge purlins of the roofstructure. The bolt K also preferably engages an aperture flange on thecap Gr so that the latter is also secured at the ridge. At the eaves thecap G'may be secured by a bolt L but/the plates A are preferably free toadjust themselves and are not secured by nails or other rigid securingdevice. Thus, while the sheets are held down throu gh the caps G-thcyare permitted universal freedom of adj ustfnent.

W hat I claim as my invention is:

l. In acar roof, the combination with' a roei' frame, of a metallicroofing?,r sheet havinge, an upstanding" flange at Athe ridge,upstanding fianges at opposite sides and a depending' fiange at theeaves, a weather cap embracingf the upstanding side fiange of said sheetforming,r a means of holding the latter down upon the root frame, and aridge weather cap embracing,r the upstanding flange of said plate at theridge and pivotally engaging a central portion oi the same to hold saidplate from outward movement.

2. lin a car roof., the combination with a roof frame7 of a metallicroofing;a plate supported thereon and having upstanding flanges atopposite sides and the ridge, and a depending Harige at the eaves, aweather guardi-cap embracing the upstanding!x side ilange of' saidplate, and a ridge weather guard cap embracing: the ridge upstandingzflange and mechanically engaging the same9 said mechanical engagementbeing at the central portion only and forming the sole positive meansfor limitinfr said plate from outward movement on the rootl frame.

3. ln a car roof, the combination with a roof framea of a series ofmetallic roongl plates supported on said frame provided with upstandinnrflanges at their sides and at the ridge, and a ridge Weather proofingcap embracing said opstanding fiange and mechanically engaging a limitedportion Y thereof intermediate the ends for pivotall)7 securing saidsheet.

5. ln a ear roof, the con'ibination With a roof frame, of ar metallicroot` sheet supported thereon and a ridge cap forming a weather guardfor the upper edge of said sheet, said ridge cap having a centralp0rtion of lesser width than the upper edge of the sheet engaging saidsheet and forming a pivotal securing means therefor.

(i. ln a car roof, the combination with a rooic frame of a, metallicroot' sheet supported thereon, and a ridge weather proofing cap formingla Weather guard for the upper odge of said sheet, a portion of saidWeather ,guard of lesser length than the upper edge of the sheet havingan engagement with said upper edge of the sheet, said sheet beingradapted to have a limited adjustment around the said engaging portionsas a point of pivot.

.Tt testimon)7 whereof aHiX my signature iii presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. F. PAPE.

Titnesses J. C. FREEMAN, T. LEE VAN GIESER.

